Alva Raymond Sears

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According to the Dept of Veterans Affairs BIRLS death file:
Name: Alva R Sears
Birth Date: 22 Mar 1910
Death Date: 27 Aug 1984
SSN: 473100606
Enlistment Branch: ARMY
Enlistment Date: 25 Apr 1942
Discharge Date: 19 Oct 1945
Page number: 1

(Medical):Certifier: Philip C. Brittain, D.O., Coroner, 482 Adams, Akron, Colorado 80720 August 28, 1984

Alva married Ethel Mary Aitchison on 13 Nov 1951 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado. Ethel (daughter of Joseph Aitchison and Lillian Fulbeck) was born on 22 Feb 1901 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England; died about Mar 1972 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
In November of 1951 Alva was living in the Crest Hotel in Denver and Ethel Howard was also living downtown at 2058 California St. Ethel had ben previously married to William Howard who was deceased in 1951.

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Nelson Evans Sears was born in Plano, Kendall County, Illinois on 15 Aug 1876 "of English and Welsh parentage"* namely Charles Madison Sears and Katherine Evans. In 1880 he moved with his father Charles Madison and his second wife, Celia Chambers, to Scranton, Iowa living for two years on the old John Henning farm two miles from town. In 1882 he returned to his home state where he made his home with his grandparents, Archibald Sears and Rachel Maria Carver, in Sandwich, Illinois. In May of 1886, he traveled to Nebraska to live with his father on a farm near Aurora. Four years later, in 1890, he returned to Plano to attend school. In 1896 he returned to Aurora to work on his father's farm. In the winter of 1898-1899 he attended Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1899 he began farming 80 acres of land in Nebraska which his grandmother had bought for him in 1897 for $2600. Nelson sold his Nebraska land early in 1901 for $7200 and traveled to Colorado in an emigrant car chartered by a David Titler arriving in Akron in March of that year. He worked in the harvest fields southwest of Akron for Ira M. Barnhouse. However, after a brief trip to California, he returned to his father's farm in Aurora, Nebraska in the fall of 1901. He returned to Colorado in 1903 where he resumed work with Ira M Barnhouse. In May of 1905 under the Homestead Act of 20 May 1862, Nelson E Sears obtained the South half of the SE quarter of Section 3, and the West half of the NE quarter of Section 10 both in Township 1S of Range 55W of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Washington County, Colorado containing 160 acres. On 20 Sep 1907 he was united in marriage to Ira Morgan Barnhouse's daughter, Edna Maude. Nelson proved up his homestead on 17 May 1909 and was issued Homestead Certificate No. 0585 of the Register of the Land Office at Sterling, Colorado. Later in 1909 Nelson and his wife Edna moved from their homestead into the town of Akron, Colorado where he purchased Lots 1, 2, & 3 facing Golden St. and Lots 10, 11, & 12 facing Gunnison St, Block 11, Original Town of Akron. On 22 Mar 1910 Nelson and Edna's first child, Alva Raymond Sears, was born in Akron. Their second, Margaret May Sears, was born 23 May 1912, and their third and last child, Faye Eleanor Sears, was born 8 Aug 1914. In 1916 Nelson began carrying mail on RFD (Rural Free Delivery) Route 1 out of the Akron Post Office. He carried mail for 25 years until 1941 at which time he retired from the Post Office and assumed the duties of Justice of the Peace for Washington County, Colorado, a position he retained until his death, 17 May 1948.
--------------*According to Nelson Sears' journal dated 1895. Sears is, indeed, an English name traceable back to Richard Sares, who arrived in America before 1632 but the Evans family, Evans typically a Welsh name, actually emigrated from Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

(Medical):Attendant: Park D. Keller MD, Akron, Colorado, May 19, 1948

Nelson married Edna Maude Barnhouse on 20 Sep 1907 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado. Edna (daughter of Ira Morgan Barnhouse and Mary Francis Albin) was born on 24 Apr 1879 in South Bloomingville, Hocking Co, Ohio; was christened on 28 Aug 1881 in Nelsonville, Athens Co, Ohio; died on 24 Aug 1971 in Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado; was buried on 24 Aug 1971 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edna Maude Barnhouse, eldest daughter of Ira Morgan and Mary Francis Albin Barnhouse was born in 24 Apr 1879 in Bloomingville, Ohio and died 24 Aug 1971 in Brush, Colorado at the age of 92 years and 4 months. When two years old, she moved with her parents to Shelby, Nebraska, where she lived for the next five years. In the spring of 1887 she moved with her parents to a homestead near Abbott, Washington County, Colorado, 35 miles southwest of Akron, Colo, where in that locality she grew to womanhood. On Sept. 20, 1907 she was united in marriage to Nelson E. Sears of Aurora, Neb. In the fall of 1909 they moved from their homestead into the town of Akron, Colo., where their three children were born: One son, Alva Raymond (in the Armed Forces in England during World War II), and two daughters, Margaret May and Faye Eleanor. During these years Edna was an active member of the Presbyterian church and of the Rebecca lodge which she joined 2 Oct 1915 and of which she was a member for 46 years. She was a willing participant in many civic activities of the town. After her husband, Nelson E. Sears, died in May, 1948, she maintained her own home in Akron for a number of years, later living with her daughter, Faye Johnston, in San Francisco, Calif. She eventually returned to Akron where she stayed with her daughter Margaret Cooley and family before entering Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Brush, Colo., in July, 1969. As long as her health permitted, she lived a vital and active life, loved music [Tex Ritter], and was always greatly interested in current events. - Obituary in the Akron News Reporter.

(Research):South Bloomingville is an unincorporated community in western Benton Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43152. It is located at the intersection of State Routes 56 and 664, slightly west of Hocking Hills State Park. Note: In the Hocking County Births journal, "So. Bloomingville" was differentiated from "Benton Township". Also note that Edna's elder brother, two years earlier, was listed as having been born in Swan Twp, Vinton County (formed in 1850), bordering Benton Twp, Hocking Co (formed in 1818), on the southeast. However, the parents, in both cases, are listed as having resided in South Bloomingville.
Nelsonville is a city in northwest York Township in Athens County, Ohio. It is 60 miles southeast of Columbus. The population was 5,373 in the 2020 US Census thus maintaining city status in the State of Ohio. First settled in 1814, Nelsonville became incorporated in 1838. The town became famous for its coal mining and brick industries.

Notes:

His name probably derived from his uncle Charles Madison Carver born in Hebron, Tolland Co, Connecticut on 28 Jun 1825.

Obituary

Former Pioneer Resident Dies In California
Charles M Sears 93 Dies Suddenly in Long Beach
Lived Here 1880 to 1919
Charles M Sears, for many years a prominent farmer and livestock feeder of the Aurora community passed away suddenly in his home in Long Beach, California August 2, 1944 The Sears family came to Aurora in 1880 and lived for many years on their farm one mile north of Aurora. In 1918 Mr Sears sold his farms and the family moved to Aurora proper for about a year. He then moved to Long Beach, California June 10, 1851 and passed away August 2, 1944 at the age of 93 years 1 month and 21 days. Mrs Sears [Mary L Weeks] died in 1934 at their Long Beach home shortly after injuries received in the Long Beach earthquake. He is survived by five children: two sons, Nelson of Akron Colo, and Robert of Long Beach Calif; three daughters, Mrs Vera Readl of Grand Junction Colo, Elsie of Los Vegas, New Mexico, and Marion of Barstow, Calif; one brother Sherman Sears, now of Sweeney Texas, formerly of Hyannis, Nebraska. One brother and three sisters preceded him in death. Mrs F. C. Mather was a sister. Myrl Mather of Aurora Nebraska is a nephew. The deceased was a member of the Aurora Masonic lodge for many years.

Aurora News-Register
Aurora, Nebraska
11 Aug 1944, Fri

(Medical):Death due to external causes: Accident on 7-23-44 at home in Long Beach, L.A. county, California (tripped over watering hose).

Charles married Catherine Evans on 2 Sep 1874 in W Nissouri Twp, East Middlesex, Ontario. Catherine (daughter of James Evans and Jane Kearn) was born on 24 May 1850 in Evelyn, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario; died on 16 Aug 1876 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 19 Aug 1876 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On Catherine's gravestone her given name is "Katy".

(Research):History of West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario West Nissouri's history began in 1800. The name 'Nissouri' is derived from an Indian word meaning 'running waters' for the region's many streams. West Nissouri Township is in the Thames River of Ontario watershed. The River is 260 kilometres long with two forks, the North Branch and the South Branch. The forks come together right in the middle of London from which the river runs west to Lake St. Clair. Early pioneers found clearing the land to be an immense challenge because the land was thickly covered with vegetation and nearly 50 species of hardwood trees. Although much of the land in West Nissouri has been cleared for agriculture, many small pockets of natural forest remain. Recent trends have encouraged residents to plant windbreaks and reforest untillable areas. In the past, many maple trees were planted along the roads. Some of these large majestic trees remain, but many have fallen victim to storms or age.

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Married:
Marriage Notice Charles Madison Sears, age 23, Illinois, U.S., B[achelor], profession-Artist, parents-Archibald & Rachel Sears, religious denomination, Presbyterian; Catherine Evans, age 23, residence when married and place of birth, Nissouri West, S[pinster], parents-James & Jane Evans, religious denomination, Methodist; witnesses, James Wesley Evans [brother of Catherine] & Catharine Duffin both reside in W Nissouri; married by Wm Henderson by L[icense]

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Ira Morgan Barnhouse was born 14 Aug 1848 at Sharon, Noble County, Ohio. His youth was spent on a farm at the place of his birth. He enlisted in Co. B, 66th Ohio Volunteer Infantry* when but 15 years of age and served in the Union Army under Gen. Sherman on his triumphal [and unnecessarily destructive] "March to the Sea" through Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah then north through the Carolinas to Washington DC. He was honorably discharged at Louisville Kentucky July 20, 1865. He taught school in Ohio and Missouri from 1867 to 1873. He was married 3 Aug 1875 to Mary Francis Albin at Laurelville, Hocking County, Ohio to which union three children were born: Perl Travisd, Edna Maude, and Rose Ann Elizabeth. He engaged in various mercantile and industrial pursuits removing to Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado in turn. He homesteaded February 1887 near Abbott, Washington County, Colorado. He was a Mason, having taken the degrees in Caldwell, Missouri at the age of 21. He was a Presbyterian by faith, having united with that church in 1876. His love of home and family gave him zeal and persistence in the field of human endeavor in their behalf. His wonderful energy but slight physical strength culminated in his enforced retirement from the more arduous labor of farm life in 1904 at which time he came to Akron, Colo. His confidence in its future was manifested in his real estate promotions at a time when many faltered. A nearly fatal accident** on 7 Nov 1907 from which he recovered through his power of will alone, left an imperfect cicatrice*** on his cheek. He was elected County Judge and began service in 1908. The facial problem he received in his accident, however, began to trouble him in 1911. It developed into cancer a year later and he was forced to resign his judgeship in 1912. The unequal struggle ended in his death at the Hahnemann Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., at four o'clock on the fourth day of April, 1914.
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*Although the Ohio 66th participated in the Battle of Antietam (17 Sep 1862), I.M. Barnhouse enlisted too late to be a part of it. The battle (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), was fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, at Antietam Creek. It was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil and was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties on both sides.
**The nature of this accident is not known. The cause of death as written on his death certificate was "Uremic poison, contributory, Cancer face". Apparently it was not a service-related cause of death.
***Cicatrice or Cicatrix, n. pl. Cicatrices (Med); 'si-k&-"triks, &-'kA-triks. The pellicle that forms over a wound or breach of continuity of the skin that completes the process of healing and subsequently contracts and becomes white forming a scar.

(Research):Census data have been a great source of confusion for Ira Morgan Barnhouse. In three US censuses in the state of Ohio:

o 1850 census for Morgan County, Noble Twp
George Barnhouse and Rose Ann family Hiram, age 2 (this is an error of great consequence; this is really Ira M)
o 1860 census for Noble County, Ohio
George Burnhouse and Rozann family
Morgan, age 10
o 1870 census for Noble County, Ohio
George Barnhouse and Rose A. family
Ira M. age 22
Considered as a whole, two of these three census data items are consistent with a birthdate in 1848 leading to the conclusion there was no separate child named Hiram in this family. As for 1860, descendants of Ira Morgan Barnhouse have learned that Ira was known as "Morgan" in his early years. My grandfather, Nelson Sears, wrote down that name in his journal where he had Morgan's birthdate as 14 Aug 1848.

(Medical):I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 12/26/1913 to 4/4/1914 that I last saw him alive on 4/4/1914 and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4 P.M. (signed) Dr O.A. Johnson MD, April 4, 1914, 1320 Main St, Kansas City, Missouri

Ira married Mary Francis Albin on 4 Aug 1875 in Laurelville, Hocking Co, Ohio. Mary (daughter of William Slater Albin and Elizabeth Ann Tribby) was born on 20 Oct 1854 in Laurelville, Hocking Co, Ohio; died on 8 Jan 1924 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; was buried on 10 Jan 1924 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Frances Albin Barnhouse was born 20 Oct 1854 at Laurelville, Hocking County,Ohio [to William Slater Albin (1823-1902 and Elizabeth Ann Tribby (1828-1914)] She departed this life 8 Jan 1924 at the age of 69 years, 2 months and 18 days. She was united in marriage to Ira Morgan Barnhouse on 4 Aug 1875 in Laurelville. To this union three children were born: Perl Travis, 31 May 1877, Edna Maude, 24 Apr 1879 (Mrs. Nelson Sears), and Rose Ann Elizabeth, 2 Aug 1895 (Mrs. Alva Wright) all residents of Washington County, who were at the bedside of their mother when the final call was answered that called her to a heavenly home where there is no sorrow or evil but peace and joy. Mr. and Mrs. Barnhouse moved to Nebraska in 1887, then later, in 1887, moved to a homestead in Colorado. In 1904 they moved to Akron, Washington County, Colorado where they made their home. Mrs. Barnhouse was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church and a very active worker up until a few years ago when she was not able to attend church but always had prayer meetings and song services at her home, always living a Christian life, and was always bright and cheerful, with all her severe illnesses.

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Archibald Sears, noted in the pioneer days of Kendall county, was born February 23, 1802 in Putnam County [then Dutchess County], N.Y., and for his time possessed an exceptional education as he was a successful teacher and a competent surveyor. For a period he was engaged in merchandising and in 1836 started for the West, going by way of the Canal and Great Lakes. After prospecting throughout this region he concluded that he could not find better land for farming purposes than in Kendall County. He settled on section 13 and there built a log house. He located one section of land situated on the banks of the Little Rock Creek and in 1842, when there was a land sale, he bought the six hundred and forty acres. He made a specialty of raising wheat and swine, as better prices were realized on these products than on any other farm produce at that early day and it was necessary to haul things to Chicago as the railroad was not constructed until long afterwards. There being great demand for surveyors, Mr. Sears found plenty of employment as such, and laid out farms and roads and did general government surveying throughout this portion of the state. In this way he was enabled to pay for his large landed estates and to make necessary improvements. He was the first supervisor of this township after its organization and continued to fill that office for several years. He also served as a justice of the peace and county surveyor. In 1866 he retired from active life and for twenty years dwelt in the town of Sandwich. His last years were spent in Plano where his death occurred in November, 1893 [28 Oct 1893]. The first marriage of Archibald Sears took place in the Empire state in June, 1833, his choice being Miss Susan Hadden. She was a native of the same county as her husband, a daughter of Morris and Sarah (Nelson) Hadden, both natives of New York. Susan Hadden died June 10, 1845 in Plano. On the 23d of August 1850, Archibald married Mrs. Rachel Smith, daughter of David T. and Charlotte (Tarbox) Carver. Six children were born to his union, namely, Charles M, Albert H, Sherman S, Mary E Henning, Alice M Mather and Ada A Miller. - Genealogical and Biographical Record of Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois
SEARS, Archibald (deceased), for so many years a factor in the development of different sections of Illinois, came early to Kendall County, interested himself in its agricultural and manufacturing development and after an unusually long life, passed away at Plano in November 1893 [28 Oct 1893] when aged ninety-two years. He was born in Putnam County [then Dutchess County] N.Y. February 23, 1802, a son of James Sears and Mehetabel Sherwood and a grandson of Thomas and Mary (Baldwin) Sears. Grandfather Thomas Sears was an officer in the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts. To James Sears and wife were born: Eli, Archibald, Thomas, Isaac, Caroline, Melanchthon [Melanthe], and Sally. When twelve years old, Archibald Sears accompanied his parents in their removal to Wayne County, New York and there helped his father to clear pioneer farm, meanwhile acquiring sufficient knowledge of books to enable him to teach school at the age of 22 years. He also followed surveying which entailed considerable mathematical knowledge and at that time was a very profitable profession. In June 1833 he was married to Susan Hadden who was born in New York, December 25, 1815 daughter of a merchant at Westchester, Putnam County, New York. In 1836 with a capital of $1,500 Archibald Sears accompanied by Joab Austin, a relative, came to Illinois by way of sloops on the Hudson River as far as Albany and then by Erie Canal to Buffalo, crossing the lakes to the swampy village of Chicago. There he bought surveying tools and came on to Kendall County where he was soon engaged in assisting contractors in making surveys, working in as many as four counties laying out sections and townships. He was so engaged for about seven years, this region by that time having been covered by surveys but Mr. Sears kept his instruments and was ready to do a job of surveying even when an old man and his services in this direction were valued because of their absolute accuracy. He surveyed public and private roads and several State roads, farm lines, woodland tracts, and in fact, anything the correct dimensions of which came under the ordinary work of one of his profession. In the meanwhile, Mr. Sears invested in property as land came into the market and owned 550 acres on Big Rock Creek. Because his time was mainly occupied with surveying he rented out that land until 1863 when he sold his farm and retired to Sandwich where he resided for twenty years, moving to Plano about 1890. He became a stockholder in the Sandwich Manufacturing Company and assisted in solidly establishing what is one of the most substantial industries to Illinois, one that now has a capital stock of a half million dollars and his interest is still retained by the family. Mr. Sears was recognized to be not only a man of irreproachable life and incorruptible intergrity, but also one of sound business judgement and active public spirit. After townships were organized in Kendall County, he was elected the first Supervisor. He was also the first County Surveyor when Kendall was cut off from Kane County [1841] and served also as Commissioner and County Surveyor. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. When the old political parties broke up and the Republican party was organised, he, with other true-hearted patriots, identified himself with the new movement and gave support to the political campaign of Gen. John C. Fremont. The death of Mr. Sears' first wife occurred in June 1845 when her age was thirty years. His second marriage took place August 23, 1850, to Rachel M. Carver, born October 26, 1818 in Connecticut, daughter of David T. and Charlotte (Tarbox) Carver. To the first union a family was born one son, James M., surviving, one daughter, Mrs. Frances Beard, died at Bedford, Iowa in 1892, and others died in infancy. To the second union the following children were born: Charles M. who lives in Hamilton County, Nebr, Mary E. who lives at Plano, Ill, is the widow of Edgar Henning; Albert H. who is in the banking business at Plano; Alice M. who is the wife of Frederick Mather of Aurora, Nebr; Sherman S. also of Nebraska; and Mrs. Ada A. Miller. - Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, History of Kendall County
Plano was not founded on a desolate terrain as were many villages. This area had been occupied by a few early Kendall County settlers who had been here for several years. A Mr. Ball had built a saw and grist mill on the Big Rock Creek one mile south of Plano in 1835. He sold this mill to John Schneider two years later. Mr. Schneider had built the first mill at Yorkville in 1832, being an early settler there. Other mills were built nearby along the creeks and Fox River. David and Benjamin Evans were among the first settlers who claimed land where Plano is now located. Plano is the Spanish word for plain. They sold out to Marcus Steward in 1838. Archibald Sears and Cornelius Henning settled in 1836 from New York State. - http://www.cityofplanoil.com/
Kendall County came into being on February 19, 1841, being named for Amos Kendall. The bill, at first introduced in the state legislature, provided that the county be called "Orange" County. Many early settlers here came form Orange County, New York, which undoubtedly had its in influence on that name. When the bill was finally read, the name Kendall was substituted and passed as such. The county was formed by taking six townships from LaSalle County and three from Kane. Yorkville was designated as the county seat until 1845, when it moved to Oswego. Yorkville finally became the county seat again in 1864, and no further changes were made. The first settlers in the county were Robert Beresford and his wife and two sons. They settled in what was later known as Holderman's grove in 1826. - http://www.cityofplanoil.com/history.html

(Research):E: letter Darnell to Arnold, 27 Oct 1960: "Archibald Sears was born in Putnam County [DBC note: It was still Dutchess County, Putnam formed out of Dutchess later], New York, the son of James and Mehitabel (Sherwood) Sears."


Sears-Sherwood Timeline
1735
1738/9 b. Jehiel Sherwood in Fairfield CT
1740
1745 1745 b. Thomas Sears in Yarmouth MA?? or South East NY??

1750

1755

1760 1763 m. Jehiel Sherwood (age 24/5) + Sarah Squire in Fairfield CT
1765 1767 m. Thomas Sears (age 22) + Deborah Baldwin ?in South East NY??
1770

1775
1778 b. James Sears in South East New York
1780

1785
1790 1790 Census Jehiel Sherwood (age 51/2) in Fairfield CT 1790 Census Thomas Sears (age 45) in Dutchess Co NY
1795 1797 m. James Sears (age 19) + Mehitable Sherwood where?? 1800 1800 Census James Sears (16-26) (age 22) Stanford Twp, Dutchess Co, NY 1800 Census Jehiel Sherwood (45+) (age 61/2) South East Twp, Dutchess Co, NY 1800 Census Thomas Sears (45+) (age 55) South East Twp, Dutchess Co, NY 1802 b. Archibald Sears in Carmel (Dutchess or Putnam Co?) NY
1804 d. Thomas Sears (age 59) in South East NY
1805 1807 d. Jehiel Sherwood (age 68) in South Eash NY 1810 1810 Census James Sears (26-45) (age 32) South East Twp, Dutchess Co, NY 1814 Moved James (age 36), Mehitable (age ?), Archibald (age 12) to Western NY (N.E. Sears notes) 1815

1820 1820 Census James Sears (45+) (age 42) Seneca Co NY 1820 Archibald (age 18) starts school (N.E. Sears notes) 1824 Archibald (age 22) a school teacher "for a number of years" N.E. Sears notes
1825
1830 1830 Census James Sears (50-60) (age 52) Savannah Twp, Wayne Co, NY 1831 m. Archibald Sears (age 31) + Susan Hadden in probably Wayne Co, NY
1835 1836 (fall) Archibald (age 34), wife, one child move to Plano IL
1840 1841 ref Archibald Sears (age 39) County Surveyor (History of Kendall Co)
1845 1843 d. Susan Hadden (Archibald age 43) in probably Plano IL 1850 1850 Census James Sears (age 72), Phebe, 3 children, Seneca Co 1850 Census Archibald Sears (age 48) + Elizabeth (age 30) Plano IL 1850 m. Archibald Sears (age 48) + Rachel Maria Carver in Plano IL
1851 b. Charles Madison Sears in Plano IL
1855 1857 d. James Sears (age 79) in Tyre, Seneca Co, NY
1860
1865 1865 Archibald Sears (age 63) moves to Sandwich, DeKalb Co, IL (The Voters & Taxpayers of DeKalb Co)
1870 1874 m. Charles Madison Sears (age 23) + Katherine Evans
1875

1880

1885 1887 Archibald Sears (age 85) moves back to Plano IL (N.E. Sears notes)
1890
1893 d. Archibald Sears (age 91)
1895

1900
1905 1905 d. Rachel M. Carver 10 Mar 1905 (age 86) in Aurora NE

Archibald married Rachel Maria Carver on 23 Aug 1850 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Rachel (daughter of David Taylor Carver and Sharley Tarbox) was born on 26 Oct 1818 in Hebron, Tolland Co, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1905 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; was buried on 12 Mar 1905 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Another Pioneer Gone; Mrs. Rachel M. Sears died Friday, March 11, at Aurora, Neb.
Mrs. Rachel M. Sears, widow of the late Archibald Sears, died last Friday morning [10 Mar 1905] at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. F.C. Mather, of Aurora, Neb., where she had made her home for the last eight years. Death resulted from the infirmity of old age, Mrs. Sears having been in her 87th year. After a service at Aurora Sunday, the body was brought to Plano accompanied by Mrs. Mather, Charles Sears of Hyannis, Neb., and Miss Ethel Henning, who was upon a visit to Aurora when the death of her grandmother occurred. The final service was held at the residence of the eldest daughter of the deceased, Mrs. E.L. Henning, at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, and besides the relatives was attended by a number of friends from Chicago and Steward and from Sandwich, where Mrs. Sears resided for twenty-two years. The Rev. G.H. Robertson of Sandwich conducted the service. The burial was in the Archibald Sears lot in the Plano Cemetery. Rachel Carver was one of the fast dwindling little band of surviving pioneers who settled the vicinity of Plano. She was the daughter of David T. and Sharley Carver and was born at Hebron, Conn., October 26, 1818. She was one of eleven children of whom Mrs. George Steward of Plano is the sole survivor. In 1836 when a girl of 18 years, Rachel Carver started on the pioneer journey which brought her eventually to Illinois. She stopped first with her sister, Mrs. John Hollister, at Hollisterville, Pa., where she taught school for two years. In the spring of 1838 she joined the party composed of John Hollister's and Marcus Steward's families which was starting for the west. She accompanied the pioneers to Angola, Ind., where she joined her brother William and Dr. Lewis Carver. There she taught school until she was married November 1, 1840 to Adonijah Smith. Two children born in this union died in infancy and in 1844 Mr. Smith died also. In 1845 she started for Illinois to join her sister, Mrs. Hollister, who was then settled on the site of the future Plano. For two years she taught school at Bristol and August 23, 1850, she was married to Archibald Sears. The following sixteen years the family lived on the farm east of Plano removing in 1866 to Sandwich and in 1888 returning to Plano where Mr. Sears died in 1893. Mrs. Sears is survived by one sister, Mrs. George Steward, six children--Charles Sears and Mrs. F.C. Mather, Aurora, Neb., Sherman Sears, Hyannis, Neb., Mrs. E.L. Henning and Albert Sears, Plano, and Mrs W.L. Miller, Crawfordsville, Ind., by a step-son James M. Sears of Plano, twenty grand-children and one great grand-child. - Kendall County News, 15 Mar 1905


(Research):Know All Men By These Presents. That We, John T. Hollister and Sharley E. Hollister, his wife, George Stewart and Mary Ann Stewart, his wife, and Archibald Sears and Rachel M. Sears, his wife, all of the County of Kendall and State of Illinois; the said Sharley Hollister, Mary Ann Stewart and Rachel M. Sears, being heirs at law of David T. Carver, later of the Town of Hebron in the County of Tolland and State on Connecticut, deceased....for divers good causes and considerations thereunto moving, especially for one hundred dollars received to our full satisfaction of Mrs. Sharley Carver, widow of said David T. Carver, decease, have remised, released and forever quit-claimed, and do by these presents for ourselves justly and absolutely remise, release and forever quit-claim unto the said Sharley Carver and to their heirs and assigns forever, all our and each of our right title and interest of, in and to all the real estate of the said David T. Carver, deceased, situate in said Town of Hebron in the said County of Tolland and State of Connecticut aforesaid. And we do hereby relinquish to said Sharley Carver all our right, title and interest of, in and to all the personal estate of said deceased....In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this thirtieth day of Septermber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. Signed sealed and delivered (by above G.H. and Mary A. Stewart, John T. and Sharley E. Hollister, Archibald and Rachel Sears)...subscribed before me this 30th day of September A.D. 1855, Lewis Stewart, Notary Public, L.S.

Notes:

Married:
On their marriage certificate her given name spelled "Rachael"

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From Ancestry U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, James Evans aged 50 arrived in Ontario in 1871 (Source publication code 1823.21).
James Evans death certificate found in the Ontario Death Register.
Clipperton Cemetery Row 14 North, gravestone epigraph: "In memory of James Evans died Mar. 20, 1880 ae 59 yrs/The memory of the just is blessed"

(Medical):Inflammation of Bowells. 7 days

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Ancestry tricked me into looking at marriages in Ontario. Found James Evans married to Margaret Jane in 1845 but to find out any more info I have to buy a World membership $25 extra.

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? Deaths (1869?1934): Names (deceased, others), date and place of death, birthplace and year.

James married Jane Kearn about 1845 in Probably Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of Edward Killion Kearn and Elizabeth Philpot) was born on 8 Apr 1828 in New York; died on 5 Mar 1909 in Thorndale, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario; was buried on 8 Mar 1909 in Clipperton Cemetery, W Nissouri Twp, Middlesex, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jane Kearn death certificate 019069 found in the Ontario Death Register.
Clipperton Cemetery, Row 14 North, W. Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario; gravestone epigraph: "Jane, wife of James Evans/died Mar. 5, 1909 ae 81 yrs."
Year of immigration 1835 found in the Canadian 1901 census.

(Medical):Senility - H. M. McFadden MD, Thorndale, Ont., Apr 5th 1909

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See James Evans note. Looks like this record is available. He name could be Margaret Jane

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Obituary, Unionville (Missouri) Republican 3 Dec 1890 Died, of paralysis, Nov. 21, 1890, George Barnhouse. He was born Sept. 6, 1813 in Jefferson Co. Ohio. At the age of 27 he moved to Noble county, where he married Rosanna McCune. There were born to them ten children, eight of whom are still living. Seven were at his funeral.* He has been a Christian thirty-five years and a member of the M.E. church. He was confined to his bed for over two years and bore his affliction Christian-like. His companion [Rose Ann McCune] died Feb. 16, 1889 and [he] often asked where mother was. The remains were laid to rest beside her in the McCune grave yard, three miles east of Hartford. **I have only nine children; Michael died in 1851 ae 5 so he would be the one child not living in 1890. Therefore I have 9 children, 8 living in 1890.
In the 1880 Agricultural Census for Liberty Township, Putnam County Missouri: George Barnhouse was the owner of 40 tilled improved acres, 10 acres of meadow/pasture, 110 acres of unimproved woodland, farm was worth $1500. Value of farming implements and machinery was $150. Value of livestock was $250. Estimated value of all farm products sold, consumed, or on hand was $100: 3 acres of grassland, 4 tons of hay harvested, 3 horses, 1 milch cow, 3 other cattle, 1 calf dropped, 1 cattle purchased, 100 lbs of butter, 6 swine, 24 barnyard poultry, 20 acres of Indian corn producing 200 bushels, 1 bushel of dry beans, 100 pounds of maple sugar. - Unionville (Missouri) Republican (clipping, no date)
Estate of George Barnhouse (1785-1890), dec'd; filed 20 Nov 1890; #1019; heirs Hugh E. Barnhouse of Putnam Co. Mo., [relationship not given], daughter Minnie Fullerton of Putnam Co. Mo., sons, John Barnhouse, Charles Barnhouse, Thomas B. Barnhouse, Winifred S. Barnhouse and George S. Barnhouse all of Putnam Co, Mo., and son Ira M. Barnhouse of Arapahoe Co. Colorado.* - Putnam County, Missouri Estate Records
*Washington County was formed out of both Weld and Arapahoe counties in 1887 so Ira was actually residing in Washington County by 1890.

(Research): Removed Nelson Sears dob 12 Sep 1812 and "Steubenville" per Kay Barnhouse Stout. This done 3 Mar 2002. Also, death date changed from 20 Nov 1890 to 21 Nov 1890 to concur with Kay.
Kay Barnhouse Stout notes that George Jr was possibly living in younger brother Jacob's household at the time of the 1840 U.S. Census. In that census there are two males age 20-29 in the Jacob Barnhouse household in Noble Twp, Morgan Co, Ohio where one is obviously Jacob. Since George E. Barnhouse Jr does not appear in the federal censuses as head of household until 1850, it is quite possible that the other male in Jacob's household is brother George. However, census data of 1840 and before cannot discern that fact. - Abstract of clippings of items posted in the Unionville Republican from the Rootsweb Putnam County Ohio mailing list, Linda Nixon list manager.

George married Rose Ann McCune on 29 Jun 1842 in Morgan County, Ohio. Rose (daughter of Charles Tarrance McCune and Sabria (wife of Charles Tarrance McCune) [?]) was born on 23 Apr 1822 in New Jersey; died on 16 Feb 1889 in Putnam County, Missouri; was buried about Feb 1889 in McCune Cemetery, Putnam Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I have encountered several spellings of her given name: Rose Ann [most probable], Rosanna, Rosana, Roseann, and even Rosannah
From Putnam County News 21 Feb 1889: "Mrs. George Barnhouse, an aged lady residing in the east end of the county, died Saturday night [16 Feb 1889]."

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I just noticed some of my own Albin notes - so when did I write those, were they from Anna's letters? Just check birthdates, etc.

William married Elizabeth Ann Tribby on 14 Oct 1847 in Guernsey County, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Tribby and Frances "Fanny" Yost) was born on 16 Jun 1828 in Senecaville, Guernsey Co, Ohio; died on 19 Sep 1914 in Warrensburg, Johnson Co, Missouri; was buried about Sep 1914 in Sutton Cemetery, Johnson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Death Cause: 19 Sep 1914, Missouri; Pneumonia, contrib general debility

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(Medical):General debility is a state of general weakness or feebleness that may be a result or an outcome of one or more medical conditions that produce symptoms such as pain, fatigue, cachexia and physical disability, or deficits in attention, concentration, memory, development and/or learning.

Death Cause:
General debility is a state of general weakness or feebleness that may be a result or an outcome of one or more medical conditions that produce symptoms such as pain, fatigue, cachexia and physical disability, or deficits in attention, concentration, memory, development and/or learning.